Philosophy and Bioethics

Code:

PDB002

Acronym:

PDB002

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Ethics in Health Sciences

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Bioethics and Medical Ethics
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Programme in Bioethics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDB	27	Current Studies Plan	1	-	6	60	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning the foundations of Bioethics

Program

Introduction
Roots of the European culture
The formation of Europe
The person concept according to the middle-age thought
The person concept according to Kant
What is Ethics?
The scope of Ethics
The two traditions of Moral Philosophy
What is expected from Ethics teaching
Moral pluralism
From general ethics to applied ethics
The main trends of contemporary Ethics:
1. Utilitarianism
2. Reasoning Ethics
3. Qualified equalitarianism by John Rawls
4. Liberal individualism
5. Communitarianism
6. Relationship ethics
7. Care ethics
8. Virtue ethics
The moral subject
Conclusion

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminars, Group Work, Case Problem

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Calculation formula of final grade

Final examination or revision paper on a previously presented subject

Observations

Bibliography



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Silveira de Brito
Brotéria – Cultura e Informação. 139 (1994): 7-27

2- Temas Básica de Ética. Col.: Ética de las Profisiones
Xavier Etxeberria
Desclée de Brouwer, Bilbao, 2002

3- La mediación de la filosofia en la construcción de la bioética
Francesc Abel, Camino Canõón, (Eds.)
Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid, 1993

4- L`inquiétude morale et la vie humaine
Monique Canto-Sperber
P.U.F., Paris, 2001

5- Ética mínima. Introducción a la filosofía prática. 4ª ed.
Adela Cortina
Editorial Tecnos, Madrid, 1994